" Provides a
standardized overview of 83 major methods in ergonomics and human
factors
" Represents all facets of human factors and ergonomics in systems
analysis, design, and evaluation
" Includes common topics for each method description, including
advantages, disadvantages, examples, related methods, references, and
more
" Explores each specialized field of ergonomics, supported by a
representative selection of methods

Research
suggests that ergonomists tend to restrict themselves to two or three of
their favorite methods in the design of systems, despite a multitude of
variations in the problems that they face. Human Factors and Ergonomics
Methods delivers an authoritative and practical account of methods that
incorporate human capabilities and limitations, environmental factors,
human-machine interaction, and other factors into system design. The
Handbook describes 83 methods in a standardized format, promoting the
use of methods that may have formerly been unfamiliar to designers.

Six sections comprise the Handbook, each representing a specialized
field of ergonomics with a representative selection of associated
methods. The sections highlight facets of human factors and ergonomics
in systems analysis, design, and evaluation. Sections I through III
address individuals and their interactions with the world. Section IV
explores social groupings and their interactions (team methods), and
Section V examines the effect of the environment on workers. The final
section provides an overview of work systems-macroergonomics methods.

An onion-layer model frames each method; working from the individual, to
the team, to the environment, to the work system. Each chapter begins
with an introduction written by the chapter's editor, offering a brief
overview of the field and a description of the methods covered. The
Handbook provides a representative set of contemporary methods that are
valuable in ergonomic analyses and evaluations.

The layout of each chapter is standardized for ease-of-use, so you can
quickly locate relevant information about each method. Content
descriptions are brief, and references are made to other texts, papers,
and case studies. Standard descriptions of methods encourage browsing
through several potential methods before tackling a problem.